Ita Fort,Arunachal Pradesh,India

The Ita Fort at Itanagar was built in the 14th or the 15th century. It is said that the city of Itanagar got its name from the fort itself. 

The fort is built in an irregular shape by a king of Jitari dynasty, Ramachandra. It is believed that 80 lakhs of bricks were used for constructing the structure of the fort.

The fort has three different entrances at three different sides, which are western, the eastern and the southern sides. 

Apart from exploring this fort on foot, one can visit Indira Gandhi Park, which is at a distance of about 2 kms from here.

How to Reach

By Rail: The closest railroad station is Harmuti in Assam. It situates at a separation of 55 km from Itanagar. There are regular taxi administrations from Harmuti to Itanagar. Therefore, Harmuti very much associates with different urban areas in the North East.

By Bus: Itanagar has a decent street system. There are overnight express transports which associate Itanagar to Guwahati. Aside from that, the Arunachal State Transport Corporation run government transports interface Itanagar to different urban communities in the North East too.

By Air: Lilabari in Assam is the closest airplane terminal to Itanagar. Found 68 km from Itanagar. Lilabari very much associates with flights from Guwahati.